"David" <higgsd(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> This statement works:
> => SELECT * FROM sal_emp WHERE 10000 = ANY (pay_by_quarter);
> But this does not:
> => SELECT * FROM sal_emp WHERE ANY (pay_by_quarter) = 10000;
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "ANY" at character ...
This is not a bug, it's the way the syntax works per SQL spec.
ANY must immediately follow the operator it relates to. See
<quantified comparison predicate> syntax in the spec.
regards, tom lane